Jane Austen Book Club: The Jane Austen Society by Natalie Jenner

Welcome to our Truth Universally Acknowledged Book Club: here's your chance to reread your favourite Jane Austen books in the company of like-minded readers. Even better, you can explore the perceptiveness and skill of her writing for the first time.

Why not join Ros and Sue as we immerse ourselves month by month in the delights of Sense & Sensibility, Pride & Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, Persuasion, Sanditon and Lady Susan. We'll also read other authors who have been inspired by Jane's work to create their own versions of her stories. If you have any suggestions for Austen-themed books, do share them with us.

Please bring along £1 (or £12 for the year) as a contribution to Meetup fees - this £1 is only payable by non-IVC fully-paid members (and can be reclaimed if you decide to join the CambsIVC membership group).

Reading choice for Tuesday 8th December:
Natalie Jenner's The Jane Austen Society It's 1945 and the Second World War is over. But a new battle is beginning in the little village of Chawton. Once the final home of Jane Austen, the Chawton estate is dwindling, and the last piece of Austen's heritage is at risk of being sold to the highest bidder. Drawn together by their love of her novels, eight very different people - from a local farmer to a glamorous film star - must unite to attempt to save the beloved novelist's home and legacy. And can her words change all their lives in return?

Read so far:
Sense and Sensibility (published 1811)
Sense & Sensibility - Joanna Trollope (published 2013)
Miss Austen - Gill Hornby (published 2020)
Pride and Prejudice (published 1813)
The Other Bennet Sister - Janice Hadlow (published 2018)
Longbourn - Jo Baker (published 2013)
Death Comes to Pemberley - P D James (published 2011)
Mansfield Park (published 1814)
Godmersham Park - Gill Hornby (published 2022)
Emma (published 1815)
Emma - Alexander McCall Smith (published 2014)
Miss Austen Investigates - Jessica Bull (published 2024)
Northanger Abbey (published 1817)
Northanger Abbey - Val McDermid (published 2014)
Jane Austen at Home - Lucy Worsley (published 2018)
Charlotte - Helen Moffett (published 2021)
Persuasion (published 1817)
Letters to Alice - Fay Weldon (published 1984)